"Digital horticulture" will push industry ahead, says UQ professor

Ashley Walmsley
December 2 2017 - 5:00am
PLANT TECH: Digital horticulture, a term used by Professor Neena Mitter, speaks of the continual embracing of information into the production of nuts, vegetables and fruit, be it through thermal imaging of crops, record keeping, irrigation timing or consumer apps advising on diet requirements.
PLANT TECH: Digital horticulture, a term used by Professor Neena Mitter, speaks of the continual embracing of information into the production of nuts, vegetables and fruit, be it through thermal imaging of crops, record keeping, irrigation timing or consumer apps advising on diet requirements.

THERE is an exciting green tinge on the horizon of innovation.

Ashley Walmsley

Ashley Walmsley

Editor, Good Fruit & Vegetables

Ashley Walmsley is the editor of ACM's only national, fresh produce magazine, Good Fruit & Vegetables, while also covering horticulture stories for the agricultural papers and websites. He also writes the weekly, The Ringer, column in the Qld Country Life.

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